USA v. Whitmore

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
MICHAEL GLENN WHITMORE,
Defendant.
Case No. 3:21-cr-00038-SLG-MMS
ORDER RE FINAL REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE
MAGISTRATE JUDGE UPON A PLEA OF GUILTY
A notice of intent to change plea was filed in this case at Docket 75. A notice
of stipulated facts was filed at Docket 80. Pursuant to Rule 11 of the Federal Rules
of Criminal Procedure, this matter was referred to the Honorable Magistrate Judge
Matthew M. Scoble by the District Court, with the written and oral consents of
Defendant, counsel for Defendant, and counsel for the United States. A proposed
change of plea hearing was held before the magistrate judge at which Defendant
entered a guilty plea to Counts 1 and 2 of the Indictment, Distribution of Child
Pornography and Possession of Child Pornography, which are violations of 18
U.S.C. §§ 2252A(a)(2), (b)(1) and 2252A(a)(5)(B), (b)(2). Defendant also admitted
to the Criminal Forfeiture Allegation.
Judge Scoble issued a Final Report and Recommendation at Docket 84, in
which he recommended that the District Court accept Defendant’s plea of guilty to
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Counts 1 and 2 of the Indictment and Defendant’s admission to the Criminal
Forfeiture Allegation. No objections to the Final Report and Recommendation have
been filed.
The matter is now before this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). The
Court 	has 	reviewed 	the 	Final 	Report 	and 	Recommendation 	and 	adopts 	it.
Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the Court ACCEPTS Defendant’s plea of guilty
to Counts 1 and 2 of the Indictment— Distribution of Child Pornography and
Possession of Child Pornography —and Defendant is adjudged GUILTY of Counts
1 and 2. 	The Court ACCEPTS Defendant’s admission to the Criminal Forfeiture
Allegation. An Imposition of Sentence hearing has been scheduled for December
15, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. before District Judge Sharon L. Gleason in Anchorage
Courtroom 2.
DATED this 31st day of August, 2022, at Anchorage, Alaska.
/s/ Sharon L. Gleason____
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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